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Hailing from Minneapolis, The Fantastic Merlins’ music, which features an unusual blend of tenor saxophone, cello, bass, and drums, has been described as “… part avant-garde jazz, part chamber music, part boundary-breaking sonic journey.” On tour to promote their latest release, A Handful of Earth, the group likens their sound to “a spiritual kin of bass sorcerer François Rabbath; Albert Ayler’s vibrational, gospel-tinged sonorities; Bill Frisell’s spacious, meteorological impulses; Sonny…See More

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The Outpost Performance Space has been presenting jazz, experimental, international, folk and roots music , spoken word, young people's shows, education programs and more since it's inception in 1988. Outpost is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization supported by memberships, private donations, and corporate sponsorships with a professional staff, a solid volunteer corps and 600 paid members. The Outpost Performance Space, located just down the street from Albuquerque's historic Nob Hill district, is an intimate, alcohol and smoke free venue that seats up to 150 people. Outpost three seasons, Spring, Summer and Fall feature both renowned and local artists as well as the New Mexico Jazz Festival in July which takes place in Albuquerque & Santa Fe.

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The Outpost Performance Space is proud to announce its 2010 Fall Season! Continuing in Outpost's tradition, the season features a diverse and exciting range of music and artists from around the world and our own backyard, as well as the popular education classes for youth and adults, African Drumming classes, Home School Opera Workshop, Inpost Artspace exhibits and partnerships with fellow performing arts organizations and venues, including The… Continue

This week at Outpost it's Resonance featuring vocalist, Patti Littlefield and low brass maestro, Mark Weaver in an unusual and experimental exploration of spatial sound: no chordal instruments, just tuba and voice, re-fashioning material ranging from standards to jazz and pop tunes to original compositions.

And for the second set of the evening, it's Equilibrio, a quartet whose concept “is based on balanced improvisation through the vehicle of original compositions… Continue

Don't miss out on the Fourth Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival! July 14-26. Concerts and Events in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Which shows are in Albuquerque? Check it out: Hometown boy, bassist, Matt Brewer, now an international touring artist, will be at the Outpost Performance Space, Thursday, July 16th, 7:30 pm with special guest, pianist, Aaron Parks (JazzTimes named him a "New Visionary") plus his terrific trio featuring Ila Cantor, guitar and Tommy… Continue